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will receive copies (paper or electronic) 

of all documents filed by the applicant 

and by all other parties. 

Tracking the Proceeding 

Throughout the proceeding, 

additional information about the project 

will be available from the Commission’s 

Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– 

FERC, or on the FERC website at 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link 

as described above. The eLibrary link 

also provides access to the texts of all 

formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. This can reduce the amount of 

time you spend researching proceedings 

by automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. For more information and to 

register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp. 

Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on July 30, 2021. 

Dated: July 9, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0050; FRL–8606–01– 

OCSPP] 

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; 

Agency Decisions and State and 

Federal Agency Crisis Declarations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has granted emergency 

exemptions under the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as 

listed in this notice. The exemptions 

were granted during the period October 

1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 to control 

unforeseen pest outbreaks. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marietta Echeverria, Acting Director, 

Registration Division (7505P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

main telephone number: (703) 305– 

7090; email address: RDFRNotices@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed at the end of the emergency 

exemption. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0050, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Due to the 

public health concerns related to 

COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed 

to visitors with limited exceptions. The 

staff continues to provide remote 

customer service via email, phone, and 

webform. For the latest status 

information on EPA/DC services and 

docket access, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

II. Background 

EPA has granted emergency 

exemptions to the following State and 

Federal agencies. The emergency 

exemptions may take the following 

form: Crisis, public health, quarantine, 

or specific. EPA has also listed denied 

emergency exemption requests in this 

notice. 

Under FIFRA section 18 (7 U.S.C. 

136p), EPA can authorize the use of a 

pesticide when emergency conditions 

exist. Authorizations (commonly called 

emergency exemptions) are granted to 

State and Federal agencies and are of 

four types: 

1. A ‘‘specific exemption’’ authorizes 

use of a pesticide against specific pests 

on a limited acreage in a particular 

State. Most emergency exemptions are 

specific exemptions. 

2. ‘‘Quarantine’’ and ‘‘public health’’ 

exemptions are emergency exemptions 

issued for quarantine or public health 

purposes. These are rarely requested. 

3. A ‘‘crisis exemption’’ is initiated by 

a State or Federal agency (and is 

confirmed by EPA) when there is 

insufficient time to request and obtain 

EPA permission for use of a pesticide in 

an emergency. 

EPA may deny an emergency 

exemption: If the State or Federal 

agency cannot demonstrate that an 

emergency exists, if the use poses 

unacceptable risks to the environment, 

or if EPA cannot reach a conclusion that 

the proposed pesticide use is likely to 

result in ‘‘a reasonable certainty of no 

harm’’ to human health, including 

exposure of residues of the pesticide to 

infants and children. 

If the emergency use of the pesticide 

on a food or feed commodity would 

result in pesticide chemical residues, 

EPA establishes a time-limited tolerance 

meeting the ‘‘reasonable certainty of no 

harm standard’’ of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

In this document: EPA identifies the 

State or Federal agency granted the 

exemption, the type of exemption, the 

pesticide authorized and the pests, the 

crop or use for which authorized, 

number of acres (if applicable), and the 

duration of the exemption. EPA also 

gives the Federal Register citation for 

the time-limited tolerance, if any. 

III. Emergency Exemptions 

A. U.S. States and Territories 

Arkansas 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of benzobicyclon on a maximum 

of 25,000 acres of zero-grade, waterseeded, conventional, and 

imidazolinone-resistant rice fields. A 

time-limited tolerance in connection 

with a past action has been established 

in 40 CFR 180.693(c). Effective April 1, 

2021 to August 1, 2021. 

Public health exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of 1- 

octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-[3- 

(trihydroxysilyl)propyl] chloride on 

non-porous, non-food-contact surfaces 

in American Airlines aircraft and airport 

facilities to control the Severe Acute 


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Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 

(SARS–CoV–2), the causal agent of 

COVID–19. The use is effective January 

19, 2021 to August 24, 2021. 

California 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of kasugamycin on a maximum 

of 100,000 acres of almond trees to 

control bacterial blast (Pseudomonas 

syringae pv. syringae). A time-limited 

tolerance in connection with a past 

action has been established in 40 CFR 

180.614(b). Effective February 11, 2021 

to April 15, 2021. 

Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of streptomycin on up to 

330,254 acres of citrus to manage citrus 

greening disease (also known as 

Huanglongbing). Time-limited 

tolerances in connection with past 

actions for this use have been 

established in 40 CFR 180.245(b). 

Effective December 31, 2020 to 

December 31, 2021. 

EPA authorized the use of the 

insecticide clothianidin on a maximum 

of 125,376 acres of immature (3 to 5 

years old) citrus trees to control the 

Asian citrus psyllid, the vector of citrus 

greening disease (also known as 

Huanglongbing) to manage disease 

transmission. A time-limited tolerance 

in connection with this action has been 

established in 40 CFR 180.586(b); 

Effective January 1, 2021 to October 31, 

2021. 

Georgia 

Department of Agriculture 

Public health exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of triethylene glycol 

as an indoor air treatment at various 

sites in Georgia when adherence to 

current public health guidelines is 

impractical, difficult to maintain, or is 

not expected to provide a sufficient 

level of protection, to control the Severe 

Acute Respiratory Syndrome 

Coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2), the 

causal agent of COVID–19. The use is 

effective January 14, 2021 to January 14, 

2022. 

Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of triclopyr on a maximum of 

450,000 acres of sugarcane to control 

divine nightshade. A time-limited 

tolerance in connection with this action 

has been established in 40 CFR 

180.417(b); Effective October 2, 2020 to 

May 31, 2021. 

Massachusetts 

Department of Agriculture and 

Resources 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of pronamide on a maximum of 

5,000 acres of cranberries to control 

dodder. A time-limited tolerance in 

connection with this action has been 

established in 40 CFR 180.679(b). 

Effective April 15, 2021 to June 30, 

2021. 

Oklahoma 

Department of Agriculture 

Public health exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of 1- 

octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-[3- 

(trihydroxysilyl)propyl] chloride on 

non-porous, non-food-contact surfaces 

in American Airlines aircraft and airport 

facilities to control the Severe Acute 

Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 

(SARS–CoV–2), the causal agent of 

COVID–19. The use is effective January 

19, 2021 to August 24, 2021. 

Tennessee 

Department of Agriculture 

Public health exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of triethylene glycol 

as an indoor air treatment at various 

sites in Tennessee when adherence to 

current public health guidelines is 

impractical, difficult to maintain, or is 

not expected to provide a sufficient 

level of protection, to control the Severe 

Acute Respiratory Syndrome 

Coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2), the 

causal agent of COVID–19. The use is 

effective January 14, 2021 to January 14, 

2022. 

B. Federal Departments and Agencies 

Agriculture Department 

Animal and Plant Health Inspector 

Service 

Quarantine Exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of acetic acid on 

nonporous surfaces to decontaminate 

from foot and mouth disease virus; 

Effective April 19, 2021 to April 19, 

2024. 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

use of ortho-phthalaldehyde, 

immobilized to a porous resin, to treat 

the International Space Station (ISS) 

internal active thermal control system 

(IATCS) coolant for control of aerobic 

and microaerophilic water bacteria and 

unidentified gram-negative rods. 

Effective October 9, 2020 to October 9, 

2021. This request was granted because 

without this use, the ISS would have no 

means of controlling microorganisms in 

the IATCS because there are no 

registered alternatives available which 

meet the required criteria. Since this 

request proposed a use of a new 

(unregistered) chemical, in accordance 

with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, 

a notice of receipt published in the 

Federal Register on September 25, 2020 

(85 FR 60458) (FRL–10014–21) with the 

public comment period closing on 

October 13, 2020. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: July 9, 2021. 

Marietta Echeverria, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2021–0146; FRL–8682–01– 

OCSPP] 

Certain New Chemicals or Significant 

New Uses; Statements of Findings for 

May 2021 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control 

Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in 

the Federal Register a statement of its 

findings after its review of certain TSCA 

notices when EPA makes a finding that 

a new chemical substance or significant 

new use is not likely to present an 

unreasonable risk of injury to health or 

the environment. Such statements apply 

to premanufacture notices (PMNs), 

microbial commercial activity notices 

(MCANs), and significant new use 

notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA 

under TSCA. This document presents 

statements of findings made by EPA on 

such submissions during the period 

from May 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Rebecca Edelstein, New Chemical 

Division (7405M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: 202–564–1667 email 

address: Edelstein.rebecca@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

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